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Obama Revs Up The Swine Flu Hysteria
Obama Revs Up The Swine Flu Hysteria
Here comes the fear-mongering: President Obama declares H1N1 flu a national emergency From The Washington Post (Emphasis mine): It says that Obama does "hereby find and proclaim that, given that...
Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response
Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response
theonion.com — WASHINGTON—Claiming that the president was preying on the public's fear of contracting a fatal disease last week... when he declared the H1N1 virus a national emergency, Republican leaders announced Wednesday that they were officially endorsing the swine ... (more) Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts ...
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Obama Declares Swine Flu Emergency
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... Some are terming this “fear-mongering” and hysteria. And it’s true that this is neither “epidemic” nor an “emergency” in any ordinary senses of those words.  But these are the magic words the president has to invoke in order to bypass the bureaucratic rules preventing faster dissemination of the vaccine.   This is something I would like to see changed because the headlines will in fact create some hysterical reactions.  But it’s the system Obama has to work within for now. ...

Obama Declares National Emergency Over H1N1 Virus
Below The Beltway — ... Where there are some who are accusing the White House of hysteria and fear-mongering, and while I’m sure we’ll see many on the extreme right saying that this is evidence of some nefarious plot, ...

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Pirate's Cove — Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in America. This pinup, which, surprisingly, I have never used, is by Baron von Lind, obviously. With a wee bit of help. This is, BTW, the 250th edition of the Sunday Patriotic Pinup! What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine Monsterous 15 Scary Barry Rubin reports that the Obama White House can’t figure out who bombed the Marine barracks in Beiruit 26 years ago Wizbang reports that Obama has ratcheted up the scare factor regarding the Swine ...

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Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation declaring 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said Saturday.
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AFP - President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a "national emergency," the White House said Saturday, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and over 1,000 deaths.
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